The Low Grade Rail Trail traces the northern edge of Quarryville Borough, but walkers and bicycle riders have no easy way to get to the community. That may change. The borough will host a public forum Thursday to talk about two possible connections between the trail and the town. The forum will also be asking for suggestions from residents and property owners, borough manager Scott Peiffer said earlier this month.

Unlike many Southern End streams, Fishing Creek supports a population of brown trout that reproduce naturally. Work along the Fishing Creek watershed to improve the stream's quality and make it a better trout habitat has been ongoing for more than a decade. Later this month, nonprofit groups will review some of the work that's been done and opportunities to further improve the watershed.

He gave up driving the yellow convertible because he tired of paying insurance on it to maintain the car's antique registration. Now Wade Peterson has decided to sell the Volkswagen parked in his driveway and the other classic Beetles, an early 70s VW bus, and a squareback he has accumulated over the past three decades.

The Quarryville Library and a grocery store are teaming up to show kids how to create healthy, balanced snacks. Giant regional nutritionist Kilene Knitter is leading a monthly class for three different age groups.

You don't have to be an expert archer or avid hunter to participate in The Southern Lancaster County Farmers Sportsmen Association's Indoor Archery League. "Anyone from novices to experienced archers are welcome," said Dave Wimer, who is beginning his fourth year as chairman of the league. The Indoor Archery League began Monday, January 6 and runs for 12 consecutive weeks from 6-10 p.m. at Mechanic Grove Church of the Brethren.

A 31-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man were charged with harassment following a dispute at their home on River Rd., Drumore Township, at 4:43 p.m. on December 24, Trooper Aimee Yandrisevits reported.

Contractors are working to keep a portion of Dr. Richard Albright's Eden Township farm out of a tiny tributary of the West Branch of the Octoraro Creek. The project, along a mile-long section of Bowery Run, started in late October and will run through the winter. Work in a stocked trout stream cannot begin earlier than June 15 and must be finished by March 1. The project is being run by the Donegal Chapter of Trout Unlimited using funding obtained by the Chesapeake Bay Alliance.

Scott Peiffer has never been a borough police officer. But he's held most other appointed positions in Quarryville, starting at age 13 when he was cleaning toilets and emptying trash cans at Huffnagle Park. On Thursday, January 2, he will take on another job when he becomes the borough's manager.

Organizers know they will have to work hard to beat the success of the 2019 Nuts 'n Bolts sale at Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church. "Last year we made as much as we ever made," organizer Dan Henry said of the event that drew 18 vendors.

The menu hasn't changed a lot since volunteers served their New Year's Day pork and sauerkraut dinner on January 1, 2001. That year, 571 meals were served; last year, the volunteers served 1,514 meals. But members of the Robert Fulton Fire Company Auxiliary and the community face new challenges every year.

The 2019 Extraordinary Give raised more than $10 million for nonprofits throughout Lancaster County. In the Southern End, it also worked to achieve a less well-known goal - increase visibility of nonprofits' and the work they do.

Thieves made off with two expensive pickups from Susquehanna Ford, W. 4th St., Quarryville, during the early morning hours of Sunday, December 15, borough police report. One truck was a blue jean and metallic black 2020 F350 diesel crew cab. The other was a blue crew cab 2020 F150 Raptor, police said.

When Ashley Boos was a student at Quarryville Elementary in the 90s, her mother, Michelle Evans, operated the school's Holiday Shoppe. Now it's Boos who runs the annual event which gives every student an opportunity to do their Christmas shopping.

By November 1, property owners still owed the Solanco School District nearly $3 million in taxes for the current fiscal year. That's about average, district business manager Sandra Tucker said last week.

There were no injuries in a one-vehicle collision on Kirkwood Pike (Rt. 472), Colerain Township, at 12:54 p.m. on December 9, Trooper Michael Artale reported. According to the trooper, Elsie G. Estes, 20, of Oxford, was driving south when she tried to pass two vehicles. Her Toyota RAV4 hydroplaned on water between Farmdale Rd. and Sproul Rd.

A free resource is available for Solanco School District students and their families who are seeking gently worn clothing and shoes. Five district schools have a Swappe Shoppe in their building where families can shop for clothes and shoes donated by members of the community.

Edna Miller has been working on Christmas crafts. In addition to those she will give away, Miller has been helping make seasonal candle globes as a fundraiser for the Next Gen Senior Center. "It was one of our activities and I enjoyed doing them," she said.

Sharon Rosevich and David Burry needed a place to set up a seasonal fundraiser. Deb and Ken Helm had land available at their Britain Hill vineyard and venue location. "There are several reasons we did this," Deb Helm said. "We love rescue dogs and when we did a followup of Atlas [Assistance Dogs] we became aware of how much demand there is for service dogs. "But until we got involved, we had no idea what a service dog can do. A service dog can give independence to a child or a veteran. One of the first ones we learned about was a Marine veteran who could not go out in public until a service dog was available to her. We watched that dog heal her."

Someone stole more than $800 worth of tools from a storage container at 1989 Lancaster Pike (Rt. 272), Trooper Scott Prushinski reported. According to the trooper, the unsecured storage container at the rear of the property was entered sometime between November 30 and December 7.

Julia Gavin was crowned Miss Solanco 2020 following the annual scholarship pageant at Solanco High School on Saturday evening, November 30. Gavin, daughter of Matthew and Laura Spiller of Quarryville, sang during the talent portion of the contest; her platform was about saving the arts. She was sponsored by the Southern Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce.

Quarryville will have a second public Christmas tree this year. One grows on a traffic island in the TownsEdge Shopping Village parking lot. The second now stands next to the entrance of Quarryville's Memorial Park, a location chosen to recognize the service of the region's veterans and the sacrifices made by those killed in the nation's wars.

Kiera Hashinger and Mia Truett don't plan to walk to Washington, D.C., next summer. But they will need shoes to get there - at least 26,000 pair of them if they are to raise the money the need to attend the June, 2020, Junior National Young Leaders Conference.